The Rock WILL Return for Fast 9, Calls Truce with Vin Diesel

The Rock WILL return for Fast 9, calls truce with Vin Diesel

Over the weekend, Universal Pictures‘ The Fate of the Furious set the record as the biggest opening of all time with $532 million in global box office. That kind of mula goes a long way to settling feuds like the one Dwayne Johnson reportedly had with Vin Diesel during filming of the sequel, and now TMZ is reporting that The Rock has indeed squashed his beef with Diesel and WILL return as Hobbs in Fast 9. Although the end of the film left the door open for Johnson to sit the next one out, it seems The Rock’s need for speed is just too great.

The Fate of the Furious opened bigger than all the previous Fast & Furious films. Internationally, in its first weekend, it beat the lifetime totals of The Fast and the Furious ($62.9M); 2 Fast 2 Furious ($109M); The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ($96M) and Fast & Furious ($208M) and Fast Five ($401.3M). The Fate of the Furious marked the second-highest domestic opening in the series’ 16-year history, spanning eight titles, behind only 2015’s Furious 7, which earned $147.2 million its first weekend.

There are still four more territories for Fate to open in: Serbia & Montenegro on April 20; Poland on April 21; Romania on April 21 and Japan on April 28.

The F. Gary Gray-directed The Fate of the Furious stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood, Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren. It has been referred to as the first part of a new, concluding trilogy for the long-running series.

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Letty (MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ) connects with Dom (VIN DIESEL) in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

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Letty (MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ) rides the Cuban Mile in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

Dom (VIN DIESEL) is recruited by Cipher (CHARLIZE THERON) in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

Cipher (CHARLIZE THERON) recruits Dom (VIN DIESEL) in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

CHARLIZE THERON stars as Cipher in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ stars as Letty in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

SCOTT EASTWOOD as Little Nobody in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

TYRESE GIBSON as Roman in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

(L to R) Roman (TYRESE GIBSON), Tej (CHRIS “LUDACRIS” BRIDGES), Little Nobody (SCOTT EASTWOOD), Hobbs (DWAYNE JOHNSON), Ramsey (NATHALIE EMMANUEL) and Letty (MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ) realize Dom’s gone rogue in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

KURT RUSSELL stars as Mr. Nobody in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

DWAYNE JOHNSON stars as Hobbs in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

NATHALIE EMMANUEL as Ramsey in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

(L to R) Mr. Nobody (KURT RUSSELL) and Little Nobody (SCOTT EASTWOOD) try and convince Hobbs (DWAYNE JOHNSON) to go along with their plan in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

JASON STATHAM stars as Deckard Shaw in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

TYRESE GIBSON as Roman in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

CHRIS “LUDACRIS” BRIDGES as Tej in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

CHARLIZE THERON stars as Cipher in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

CHRIS “LUDACRIS” BRIDGES as Tej in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

DWAYNE JOHNSON stars as Hobbs in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide in box-office history and the sixth-biggest global title of all time, comes "The Fate of the Furious:" the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

Cipher (CHARLIZE THERON) recruits Dom (VIN DIESEL) in "The Fate of the Furious" On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

CHARLIZE THERON and director F. GARY GRAY on the set of "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

(L to R) Director F. GARY GRAY and VIN DIESEL as Dom on the set of "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

Director F. GARY GRAY on the set of "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015’s "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans take snapshots of cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans take snapshots of cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans take snapshots of cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans look at one of the cars used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Fate of the Furious

TOPSHOT - Cubans look at one of the helicopters from Universal Studios of Hollywood used during the shooting of Fast & Furious 8 in Havana, on April 28, 2016. / AFP / ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)